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1 day ago · Location and access. Tourists aboard a Circle Line ferry arriving at Liberty Island, June 1973. The statue is situated in Upper New York Bay on Liberty Island south of Ellis Island, which together comprise the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
2 days ago · The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France to commemorate 100 years of Franco-American friendship. The statue also commemorates the centennial of America’s independence. The statue was formally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World.”. It was sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
3 days ago · Over the years, the Statue of Liberty has become an enduring symbol of American values and a global beacon of freedom. Ellis Island: Gateway to America The Immigration Era. Ellis Island, which is located right by the Statue of Liberty, served as the primary immigration station for the United States from 1892 to 1954.
3 days ago · The Statue of Liberty – gifted to the USA by France in 1884 – is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world. Picture it, and you probably see its distinctive shade of green (though it ...
4 days ago · The views from the crown are stunning, and face towards Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, as well as Staten Island and the Verrazano Bridge. If you look up while in the crown, you’ll see the...
1 day ago · The Statue of Liberty – gifted to the USA by France in 1884 – is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world. Standing tall on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, this colossal neoclassical sculpture has become a symbol of freedom and democracy, welcoming immigrants and visitors to the United States.
2 days ago · The place and the dominant subject were immediately chosen, being a large statue of the goddess Roma that would have been placed on the first terrace after the entrance to the monument, just below the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II.
